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    Paid Leave Milestone Baby
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Nov 17, 2017
    • 2 min

    Paid Leave Milestone Baby

    I've often thought, if only policy-makers truly understood what infants are like – how small and completely dependable they are for ever
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    A New Name!
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Oct 27, 2017
    • 1 min

    A New Name!

    BIG news! The Breeding Ground is now Bringing Up Family! The new name is descriptive of our goal: provide parents resources they need to...
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    Galvanize Ohio THIS Weekend
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Aug 7, 2017
    • 2 min

    Galvanize Ohio THIS Weekend

    HELLO everyone!!! How I've missed you during maternity leave. I have SO much to share. But first, I have to tell you about an important...
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    How I Approached My Employer About Paid Leave (and Got It)!
    Courtney Fanning
    • Mar 13, 2017
    • 6 min

    How I Approached My Employer About Paid Leave (and Got It)!

    Advocating for paid leave at work can be incredibly intimidating. So I am thrilled to have Courtney Fanning, the Marketing Manager at...
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    Parents of the U.S.: Ashia Ray
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Mar 6, 2017
    • 4 min

    Parents of the U.S.: Ashia Ray

    ©2017 Ashia Ray Photography (www.ashiaray.com) PARENTS OF THE U.S. For this Parents of the U.S. interview, I’m thrilled to bring you the...
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    The Brutal Truth About Being a Pregnant Worker: It's Pretty Awful
    Avra Siegel
    • Feb 20, 2017
    • 5 min

    The Brutal Truth About Being a Pregnant Worker: It's Pretty Awful

    I fell in love with this article when it was originally published back in July, so I was beyond thrilled when its author, Avra Siegel,...
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    Why All New Dads Need Paid Leave: An Open Letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 4 min

    Why All New Dads Need Paid Leave: An Open Letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz

    A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE LETTER A change.org petition brought to my attention that Starbucks (perhaps you’ve heard of it?) does not...
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    Parents of the U.S.: Brian Young
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Feb 6, 2017
    • 2 min

    Parents of the U.S.: Brian Young

    PARENTS OF THE U.S. This interview is part of our Parents of the U.S. initiative. Its goal is to create awareness of the need to change...
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    How Cincinnati Expanded Access to Quality Preschool
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Jan 23, 2017
    • 7 min

    How Cincinnati Expanded Access to Quality Preschool

    Today I am excited to bring you an interview with Greg Landsman, who helped lead a successful — and historic — campaign in Cincinnati,...
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    Parents of the U.S.: Julie Makutonin
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Jan 9, 2017
    • 3 min

    Parents of the U.S.: Julie Makutonin

    PARENTS OF THE U.S. I’m so excited to share with you a new initiative for the The Breeding Ground in 2017. It’s called called Parents of...
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    How to Make a Difference Through Your Investments
    Chris Flores
    • Dec 19, 2016
    • 4 min

    How to Make a Difference Through Your Investments

    Investing. We know it’s important to saving and (hopefully) making money. But did you know it can also be an effective way to advocate...
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    Written With Two Dads in Mind
    Josh Bornstein
    • Dec 12, 2016
    • 3 min

    Written With Two Dads in Mind

    WE’RE PREGNANT When my husband, Chris, and I decided to have a baby, we didn’t really think about how our employers would react. However,...
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    The Babies Act: Legislation That Wins Common Sense and Gender Equality
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Nov 21, 2016
    • 3 min

    The Babies Act: Legislation That Wins Common Sense and Gender Equality

    A CRAPPY SITUATION Does this scenario sound all too familiar? You’re out and about with your diaper-wearing-kid who does what...
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    Small Non-Profits Can Lead on Leave Too
    Mary Gaertner
    • Nov 8, 2016
    • 2 min

    Small Non-Profits Can Lead on Leave Too

    Girls on the Run Greater Cincinnati recently expanded its maternity leave policy. Executive Director Mary Gaertner explains why....
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    The Truth About FMLA
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Oct 31, 2016
    • 4 min

    The Truth About FMLA

    Over twenty years ago, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was established in an attempt to promote equal employment opportunities...
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    Councilmember Brown: Why I Am Working for Paid Leave
    Elizabeth Brown
    • Oct 25, 2016
    • 3 min

    Councilmember Brown: Why I Am Working for Paid Leave

    HOW MY STORY BEGAN I am one of the millions of workers in the United States without paid family leave. Like so many others, I didn’t know...
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    NPR's New Series on Working Parents
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Oct 17, 2016
    • 2 min

    NPR's New Series on Working Parents

    NPR #DELIVERSCHANGE WITH ITS NEW STRETCHED SERIES This may be some of my favorite NPR programming yet (which is saying a lot, because I...
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    Dad Is Not a "Babysitter" or How to Talk the Talk
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Sep 29, 2016
    • 3 min

    Dad Is Not a "Babysitter" or How to Talk the Talk

    WORDS MATTER Consider this from the fantastic Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business*: "The words we use reflect and...
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    How Dayton Became the First Ohio City to Provide Paid Leave
    Rachel Loftspring
    • Sep 6, 2016
    • 5 min

    How Dayton Became the First Ohio City to Provide Paid Leave

    Dayton, Ohio was the first city in Ohio to pass paid parental leave. And recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Mayor of Dayton...
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